Senior Electrical Engineer - Construction & Project Lead

Rosendin; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

401K

Annual bonus

PTO & holidays

Medical, Dental, Vision

Job summary

Rosendin is seeking an Engineer III to lead design and analysis for high-profile electrical projects. You will mentor staff, coordinate across trades, review submittals, and ensure compliance with codes and standards. Field surveys and arc flash studies are part of the role.

Ideal candidates have a PE license, 5+ years of engineering experience, and hands-on on-site work. This full-time position offers growth, benefits, and ESOP participation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction sciences.
• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of engineering experience.
• One-year on-site field experience strongly encouraged.
• Licensure as a US-based Professional Engineer is required.
• Can be a combination of education, training, and relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team of engineers, designers, and staff on a project basis or individual initiative.
• May be the Engineer of Record for projects as assigned.
• Supervise, review, comment, and process equipment and system submittals.
• Supervise process coordination between architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, and all electrical trades.
• Oversee the preparation of designs, including power, lighting, and auxiliary systems.
• Oversee preparation of power system single-line diagrams, including feeder, over current protection sizing, and equipment elevations.
• Supervise or conduct short circuit and over-current protection device coordination studies and Arc Flash Studies.
• Supervise or conduct distribution analysis, including voltage drop, voltage droop, and underground heat effect (Neher-McGrath) calculations.
• Oversee the project specifications or equipment buy-out.
• Visit job sites to field survey existing electrical conditions.
• Supervise or Utilize engineering analysis programs and professional judgment to analyze loads, lighting levels, and short circuit currents.
• Conduct value engineering exercises to evaluate the cost of construction.
• Attend project design team meetings and interface with various team members, particularly the client, architect, and mechanical contractor/engineer.
• Work closely with the Rosendin Project Manager to coordinate the design criteria with budgetary issues and deliverables schedule on the projects they are assigned.
• Research and resolve drawing interpretation problems, conflicts, interferences, and errors during project installation.
• Generate project specifications appropriate for the project.
• Develop a complete and accurate sequence of operations for all designed systems.
• Working knowledge of equipment and system testing and commissioning.
• Perform work involving the application of conventional aspects of electrical engineering related to the design of high-tech, mission-critical health industry, commercial, industrial, high-rise residential, and other facilities.
• Review plans and technical specifications, contract documents, and estimates.
• Supervise the design and ongoing progress of a project, including the coordination of the project with the city, state, county officials, and other outside agencies.
• Oversee plans and specifications, establish schedules, and coordinate electrical engineering work.
• Prepare documentation for the commissioning of a building.
• Resolve various complex problems (i.e., conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials, difficult coordination requirements, technical issue resolution).
• The duties and responsibilities describe this position's general nature and scope of work. This is a partial listing, and other responsibilities will be assigned based on the position's role within the business unit.

Skills

Team leadership

Electrical engineering

Project coordination

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

PE licensure (Professional Engineer)

Tools

Autodesk

Microsoft Office

Illumination software

Oracle software

Job description

Rosendin is seeking an Engineer III to lead design and analysis for high-profile electrical projects. You will mentor staff, coordinate across trades, review submittals, and ensure compliance with codes and standards. Field surveys and arc flash studies are part of the role.

Ideal candidates have a PE license, 5+ years of engineering experience, and hands-on on-site work. This full-time position offers growth, benefits, and ESOP participation.